Compendium is a software tool providing a flexible visual interface for managing the connections between information and ideas. It places few constraints on how to organise material, though many have found that it provides support for structured working, following a methodology or modelling technique. Particular interest is in visualizing the connections between people, ideas and information at multiple levels, in mapping discussions and debates, and what skills are needed to do so in a participatory manner that engages all users. Validated in small and large scale projects across diverse sectors, it is the result of research and development at the intersection of hypertext, collaborative modelling, organizational memory, computer-supported argumentation and meeting facilitation.
